word list 4 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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labyrinth
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迷宫
maze
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appease
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平息，安抚
pacify or soothe; relieve
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precursor
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先驱
forerunner
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paucity
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缺乏；少量
scarcity
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doctrinaire
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教条主义的；不屈的，不让步的
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
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belligerent
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好争吵的
quarrelsome
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grandiose
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浮夸的，夸大的
pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated
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somber
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忧郁的，郁闷的；昏暗的，阴暗的
gloomy; depressing; dark; drab
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divulge
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泄露
reveal
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ovation
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热烈欢呼，鼓掌
enthusiastic applause
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bungle
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搞糟；笨手笨脚地做
mismanage; blunder
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premise
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预述，假定
assumption; postulate
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cavalcade
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队伍，行列
procession; parade
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beset
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困扰；包围
harass or trouble; hem in
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render
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呈递；给予；表现
deliver; provide; represent
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dappled
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有斑点的
spottled
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pittance
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少量的钱
a small allowance or wage
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automaton
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机器人；机械般行动的人或动物
robot; person performing a task mechanically
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illuminate
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照亮；阐明；启发
brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
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disabuse
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去除……的谬误，使醒悟
correct a false impression; undeceive
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craftiness
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狡猾
slyness; trickiness
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knoll
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圆丘，土墩
little round hill
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assent
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赞成
agree; accept
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exotic
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异国情调的；奇异的
not native; strange
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extrapolation
推断，推知
| projection; conjecture
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salutary
有益的
| tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
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anomaly
异常，不符合规律
| irregularity
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delusion
错觉，幻觉
| false belief; hallucination
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mock
嘲弄，以模仿的方式嘲笑
| ridicule; imitate, often in derision
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pejorative
贬义的，贬损的
| negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; derogatory
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reconnaissance
侦察，勘察
| survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering
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transitory
转瞬即逝的，短暂的
| impermanent; fleeting
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accessory
附件，附属物，配饰
| additional object; useful but not essential thing
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cornucopia
（象征丰饶的）丰饶角（通常用于绘画或雕刻中）；丰饶的象征
| horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
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podiatrist
足医
| doctor who treats ailments of feet
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curmudgeon
脾气坏的人
| churlish, miserly of an endeavor
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chaff
无价值的东西
| worthless products of an endeavor
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lucid
浅显易懂的，明晰的
| easily understood; clear; intelligible
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delude
欺骗，迷惑
| deceive
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dismantle
拆开，解散
| take apart
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daud
涂抹
smear (as with paint)
涂抹；涂料
the act or a stroke of daubing; a soft, adhesive coating material, such as plaster, grease, or mud
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knit
编织；使紧凑
| contract into wrinkles; grow together
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depravity
堕落，道德败坏
| extreme corruption; wickedness
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manipulate
熟练地操作；巧妙地处理
| operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully
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tangible
可触知的；真实的
| able to be touched; real; palpable
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rapport
彼此友爱的关系，和谐
| emotional closeness; harmony
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influx
流入
| flowing into
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eclipse
遮住……的光；盖过；使相形见绌
| darken; extinguish; surpass
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gist
要点，主旨
| essence
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unequivocal
明确的，不含糊的
| plain; obvious; unmistakable
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mandatory
命令的，强制的
| obligatory; compulsory
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persevere
坚持不懈，锲而不舍
| persist; endure; strive
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stalemate
僵局
| deadlock
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nefarious
邪恶的，穷凶极恶的
| very wicked
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stratagem
战略，计谋
| deceptive
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aggregate
使聚集，积聚
| gather; accumulate
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apposite
适当的，恰当的
| appropriate; fitting
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validate
确认；证实
| confirm; ratify
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seedy
破旧的，褴褛的，不适的
| run-down; decrepit; disreputable
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munificent
慷慨的
| very generous
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credo
信条
| creed
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disingenuous
不真诚的，不坦率的
| lacking genuine candor; insincere
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slander
诽谤
| defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements
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ravenous
饿极的
| extremely hungry
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liability
不利条件，障碍；债务，负债
| drawback; debts
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accessible
易接近的，易得到的
| easy to approach; obtainable
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saboteur
从事破坏工作者；怠工者
| one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
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panache
神气十足，炫耀自负
| flair; flamboyance
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invidious
易招嫉妒的，招致不满的
| designed to create ill will or envy
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staid
沉着的；沉静的；一本正经的
| sober; sedate
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barb
（鱼钩等的）倒钩；讽刺的话
| sharp projection from fishhook, etc.; openly cutting remark
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deviate
背离，偏离
| turn away from (a principle, norm); depart; diverge
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sojourn
逗留
| temporary stay
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drab
单调乏味的；无光彩的
| dull; lacking color; cheerless
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facet
（宝石的）刻面，琢面；（性格等的一个）方面
| small plane surface (of a gem); a side
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crestfallen
垂头丧气的，沮丧的
| dejected; dispirited
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fractious
难驾驭的；不驯服的；暴躁的，易怒的
| unruly; disobedient; irritable
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prolong
延长，拖延
| make longer; draw out; lengthen
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centrifugal
离心的
| radiating; departing from the center
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erode
侵蚀，腐蚀，削弱
| eat away
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dishearten
使沮丧，使失去勇气或希望
| discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
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mnemonic
记忆的，记忆性的
| pertaining to memory
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unfrock
剥去法衣，解除僧职
| strip a priest or minister of church authority
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convert
皈依者
one who has adopted a different religion or opinion
皈依；使改变
to persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief; to change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose
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acrid
尖刻的，辛辣的
| sharp; bitterly pungent
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retroactive
有追溯效力的
| taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)
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wince
畏缩；退避
| shrink back; flinch
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congruent
一致的
| in agreement; corresponding
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emendation
修改，改善
| correction of errors; improvement
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duplicity
口是心非，搞两面派，欺骗；虚伪
| double-dealing; hypocrisy
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foster
抚育；鼓励
| rear; encourage
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arcane
神秘的；晦涩难懂的
| secret; mysterious; know only to the initiated
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defunct
已死的，已灭绝的；失效的
| dead; no longer in use or existence
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tremulous
颤抖的，战栗的
| trembling; wavering
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tactile
触觉的，有触觉的
| pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
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askance
斜着眼睛
| with a sideways or indirect look
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bard
游吟诗人
| poet
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anesthetic
麻醉剂，麻药
| substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
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clapper
铃舌，钟锤
| striker (tongue) of a bell
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obliterate
彻底破坏或毁灭
| destroy complete
